Tombo

I can see the argument for Ashley from a "better the devil you know" aspect, I will admit.

Still won't see me jumping for joy though 

Ashley took over an established top half club, who only 10 years before were title candidates, and got them relegated twice in the span of a decade. They've gone backwards under him. Why anyone thinks he has the knowhow to get us "established in the Premier League" I don't know because he hasn't ever backed a manager in all his time there

No way things are so bad people are defending Mike Ashley and wishing he'd buy us.

We've got to get out of this mess soon, it's starting to twist our collective melons.

I wouldn't have cared what the stadium was called if we had a decent sponsorship deal on it to be honest. It's a revenue stream at the end of the day and we need(ed) cash.

As it is now, we wouldn't see a penny if the stadium was sponsored.

On 03/10/2021 at 02:03, Alpha said:

Never really understood why there's people who don't rate him. I know he does some ridiculous stuff at times. Like, it might be the last attack of the game at 0-1 and he gets the ball at left back and over hits a pass/cross by 3 mile and at 150mph. He does do mad stuff

But in between that I think he's a beast. 

Given us the best years of his career. Gotta give him some love for that

We call him Leadboots. Sometimes he just seems to absolutely thwack a ball to absolutely nowhere for absolutely no reason, like he doesn't know his own strength or he's got lead in his boots

Good ol' Leadboots. What a servant he has been

I think he's not in the team because he hasn't nailed down his spot and earned the shirt. He's been a bit better but not amazing and he's got to work his way back into the side.

He'll be back, it's just a "who do you drop for him?" And if you do, looking at Wednesday's lineup, why would it be him over Sibley?

Simplest answer is often the closest to the truth, he's fallen down the pecking order and needs to work his way back up

He's so much better as a fraudster than he ever was at football. I'm almost in awe of the guy despite him being a criminal

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/Derby-news/ex-rams-player-seduced-thierry-5996251.amp?__twitter_impression=true

He's done it again. It's not a joke but you've got to admit....some of these scams make me giggle. Particularly the one where his parents are Cuban arms dealers

I've only just managed to uncover what was sung about Billy Sharp and I have to say it is disrespectful and not something I'd join in with but it's really not a big deal

Yeah, its not very nice. He's well within his rights to say he doesn't like us for it...well who would like to hear that said about themselves?

But it's not even in the top 10% of horrendous things I've heard at the football. Nowhere near. Horrible things like that were commonplace 10/15 years ago so to turn it into a generational thing where its "just these modern kids with their modern ways" is ludicrous.

I'd rather we weren't singing it but please spare us all the mock outrage

Whether that has been twisted and spun I don't know but it reads like he sat down with the administrators and told them immediately he was happy to step down totally to help the club.

But the administrators said "hold your horses, we'd still like your input here, let's just reduce the costs a bit"

That's...very weird for a club in administration? I mean it's very obvious that if they didn't want him, they wouldn't have thrown him a bone with a part time role. Administrators are brutal, they have no time for sentimentality or the nicey nicey approach - if there's a cost to cut you'd better believe it is cut. And they would have cut him totally, not just reduced him. I'd have thought Mac was toast - after all he's one of the first people they've spoken to in this process.

We surely can't be that screwed financially on the basis of this? Who was that source in The Athletic who said we were "50/50 to be liquidated"??

I'm so confused

18 hours ago, gccrowdpleaser said:

I wonder if this stance is a pre cursor to them agreeing to a 'softer' punishment for us.

Also his point on cash being the key to administration would stand us in very good stead when it comes to the administration appeal...if we make one. Acknowledgement that cash was the issue and the lack of cash is down to Covid.

I remember during "Spygate", Leeds were given a more lenient punishment in exchange for their agreement to amend the rules to effectively ban what they did

I know our situation is a world away from the minor spying transgression but I'm sure 100% we would be happy to do the same. It's basically a guilty plea, accept we did wrong, and agree to measures that will change the rules to stop clubs doing what we did.

However given that it was very publicly challenged in court, I doubt our guilty plea would be accepted.

2 hours ago, Bald Eagle's Barmy Army said:

A lot of people are at the ground for 90 minutes but only watch half the game anyway. 
 

#toiletbeerfag 

Half the fun is racing against the clock to cram all 3 of those into 15 minutes. Years of practice but I can do it

1 hour ago, BaaLocks said:

He didn't 'let' Usyk do anything - Usyk did it because he's too good at it for AJ to stop him. As you said yourself at the end, Usyk is the better fighter. What worries me about AJ in his press conference is that he is just rolling out all the statements, all the things he thinks people need to hear. Compare that with the Fury clip doing the rounds on social media - responding to Wilder calling him out. That's how you show it's from the heart and not from years of being told what to say.

Oh yeah of course, I agree on that. Maybe "let" isn't the word. I did say Usyk was just better and the simplest explanation is usually the closest to the truth.

AJ couldn't have done anything, Usyk was just better 

With the height, reach and weight advantage, it wasn't a bad idea in theory to try to keep Usyk at distance.

Problem is that AJ isn't good enough at it. He just stood there like a big dumb statue and let Usyk inside. Man of his power should not let the smaller man inside without retribution via a big stiff heavy shot.

Usyk was just better, end of story. There was no tactical decision he could have made to win that fight. Usyk is just the better fighter.

This cut makes sense, although I have no hard feelings when it comes to Mac. Would be happy for him to be involved in the club again in the future when we're in better circumstances

3 hours ago, CornwallRam said:

The problem with the GSE ownership is that it was unsustainable. With Glick in post they were trying to reduce wage costs to break even and we finished in the bottom half every season. Crowds were falling and there was no growth achieved in revenues. They were never able to break even and had to constantly put extra cash in.

When Rush came in he convinced them to loosen the purse strings a little. Nigel was able to bring in better players, which eventually led to the McLaren play off team. The losses were increasing even at this point though and most of GSE's investors wanted out.

I would hope that Appleby would return a little older and wiser. With the economics of the Championship, the only route to sustainability is promotion. OK, it might be a few years before it's an issue for us, but I do wonder if the best plan might be doing it in cycles? Two years of high spending to try to achieve promotion, followed by two years of cost cutting to create P&S headroom, for the next cycle. 

Hmm...I don't subscribe to the GSE love in either but they brought our debts to zero, paid off the mortgage on the stadium, and then made their push.

It ties into what Mel said on the radio recently about making a big play "1 season in 4/5" rather than every season.

One failed football chairman who lead his club into administration leaps to the defence of another failed football chairman who lead his club into administration

Colour me surprised.

Just now, Wistaston Ram said:

I'm thinking of doing it as a treat for the wife who otherwise would not come to a mid week game

Definitely do it if you can spare the cash, Rev is right, it's a great way to put money into the club as the margin on it for the club must be significant, and yet it's something for your dosh rather than for nothing

We're doing the logistics on doing our bit, the two of us, possibly one of the later October games

14 minutes ago, TuffLuff said:

I loathe to make a joke like this one, but it did make me laugh

In a pinch though, you've always got

3 minutes ago, Alpha said:

Wtf? 

Are the knob heads completely oblivious to the positive and productive movement others are trying to make?

Or they just saying controversial stuff on the Internet which is so original and cool

T'was ever thus.

They'll be back in a few years.

I pity those who don't have the relationship with DCFC that I do. My passion does wane from time to time, but I'm in for life and I know it deep down.

They are the poorer for their fickle nature.

2 hours ago, Rev said:

Another way to help out, is to treat yourself to a hospitality upgrade for an upcoming home game.

Makes an ideal early Christmas present for a loved one or best friend, and the mark up on them will really help the club out.

https://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/hospitality

 

This is a very good idea. I've never done one of these and I've always wanted to give it a go.

Anyone else who has thought the same thing, well now is the time

Definitely deserves an apology from some of us. Me included, I totally misjudged him and his character.

Sorry Wayne.

But I've learned the hard way via Derby County to steer clear of hero worship in this game, it turns too quickly ?

I'll just say he has all my support, keep doing what you're doing to restore the pride in the club

Glad he was honest, but also dismayed that it just puts us back in the national news yet again. Gives the media their little soundbites to smear the club's name with.

Firmly in Camp Rooney, but let's avoid a public bickering between Mel and Wayne.

Suspect what he said is for the benefit of the players, club staff and fans because that's who he's trying to stick up for.

But like I said, we don't need it. Rooney says one thing, Mel denies it. We'll never know the truth, let's move on.

2 minutes ago, Gisby said:

Take him mate. I remember my grandad taking me to my first game at the BBG around 50 years ago. Didn’t have a clue about all the Cloughie\Longston stuff going off in the background was just immediately hooked and have been ever since. COYR. 

Erm...like the sentiment but do you mean the season we were Champions of England?

20 minutes ago, ramboy63 said:

One thing you seem to be forgetting once administrators are involved there is no guarantee full wages will be paid to the players employers of any firm are the last in the pecking order,Tax and Vat man first followed by the administrators themselves will make sure they get paid,then the debtors then if your lucky the staff.

Wont be long before the toys are out the pram and players not giving a dam

 

I'm not forgetting anything thank you very much. I'm well aware of the situation we are in.

Amazing you get out of bed in the morning if you give up that easily.